Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction near very fine condition with

near very fine condition with creasing and folding creases

tab is edged with silvery twisted wire

especially his knee

with its original paper packet of issue

usual pitting

Germany, Wehrmacht. A War Merit Cross, I Class With Swords, By C.f. Zimmermann Auction near very fine condition with(Kriegsverdienstkreuz I. Klasse mit Schwertern). Constructed of zink, consisting of a Maltese Cross, the obverse with pebbled arms, with a central wreathed mobile swastika and crossed swords through the centerpiece, the reverse with a barrel hinge and banjo style pinback meeting a round wire catch, marked with code L 52 for maker C. F. Zimmermann, Pforzheim, measuring 49. 35 mm (w) x 48. 73 mm (h), weighing 17. 7 grams, in near very fine condition.